St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-18
And Finally Come Into Col
liSion With a Force Of
Policemen.
Commoner O'Connor's Belli-
cose Speech at Jersey City
Injuries His Cause.
The Military Riots at Malta
Of a Most Disgraceful
Character.
BY Cable to the Globe.

by CaDle 10 tne GlODe.
LONDON, Oct. 17.-To-day's riot in
Trafalgar square was ridiculous affair
at the best and reflects no credit on the
police, who might have prevented any
demonstration approaching violent dis
order. Their action to-day, however,
has done more harm than good and ere
ated good deal of sympathy with the
mob in quarters ordinarily, and for the
best of reasons, opposed to the so-called
unemployed workingmen and their
claims. The chief cause of complaint
against the police is that they allowed
the mob full license up to the point OF
rioting, and then, when the crowd, act
ing upon the nutural assumption that
the police were afraid of them, became
noisy and violently demOnStrative, be-
gan to push and pummel them into SUBJ
mission. Everybody who had an oppor-
tunity to observe the affair from the
beginning to the end is of the opinion
that the crowd could have been dis
persed by the exercise of little more
tirmnesS on the part of the police at the
autset, without the necessity of striking
blow, and agree that the dangerous
element, still convinced by the tempor-
izing OF the authorities that they are
held in fear, will persist in holding
meetings. forming professions and
making riotOuS demonstrations un-
less some decided action is taken.
Should the troubles continue. drastic
measures must be. reSorted to and the
belief is general that they should be
@nI- bn Il, oh rnA,
posed of eX-convictS and other danger
Gus elements that would scarcely be toll
Grated in America. The really deserv-
ing unemployed take no part of the
movement. but of course come in for
their share of the blame, and their Suf-
ferings are consequently very much IN
creased, while their chances Of obtain
ing employment are cOrreSpondingly
reduced. Trafalgar square is daily and
nightly filled with legitimate objects of
charity, and has become one of the prin-
! ripal visiting places, of sight-seers COM
ing to observe the extreme depths of
misery.
CoMMoNER o'coNNoR's BELLIcosE
in Jersey City has created profound
sensation here and is generally regarded
as having done great deal of harm to
the cause of home rule. Physical force
in Ireland means one party i'll England,
and that party resOlutely opposed to
anything short of rigorous measures of
government in Dublin, compared with
which the present coercion act is mildreSS
itself. The Liberals fully recognize this.
| as do also the more temperate of the
| National leaders, and both sides are eX-
ceedingly annoyed that Mr.. O'Cohnor
should have permitted himself to in
dulge in the language he is reported to
! have uttered. 1t is particularly unfor-
| tunate, too, that the speech should have
| been delivered at this time, since the
government is at decided disadvan-
| tage in irei Id and is receiving quite as
| much re from its friends as its
| for The Tory papers in Ireland are
| unanimous in denouncing the execu-
tive for permitting the league meeting
| to be held at WOOdford in spite of the
| proclamation. The English press. Tory
| and Unionist, unhesitatingly give ex-
preston to their feelings of disgust at
| the governments Irish policy gener-
ally. The Pail Mall Gazette says that
| all Mr.. Gladstone needs to do now is to
repeat at Nottingham the precise terms
| of the pledge he has already given and
state his readiness to accept the Round
Table compromise. If he will do this
the success of his Irish scheme and his
speedy return to power is assured.
THE MILITARY RIOTS
between the Kings rifles and the Irish
| rifles, of the British garrison at Malta.
were more serious than at first reported.
| The whole affair was most ScandalOus
| and will be the subject of searching in
| quiry. The number of the injured is
| not definitely stated. but reports agree
| that it is large. Arrests of participants
| in the disgraceful fight continue and
the guilty ones will be harshly dealt
with. The report that a meetingrof the
Russia would take place in pomerania
within two weeks is officially denied.
and from the same source til an
| nounced that no meeting of the two
emperors at any time or place whatso-
| ever is projected.